2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED AND SPUTTERED. A WRENCH SIGN LIT UP AND THE CAR DIED. I RESTARTED IT AND RAN FINE. HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WAS THERE THE WHOLE DAY, BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC ASSIST HAD BURNED OUT AND AS A RESULT, THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,500. *TR

WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THIS MORNING, WHEN THE CAR WAS CHANGING FROM 1ST-2ND GEAR, IT SLAMMED INTO 2ND SO HARD IT WHIPPED MY HEAD BACK. THE CAR NEVER LOST POWER, AND WHEN IT FOUND 2ND IT KEEP GOING KEEPING SPEED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, BECAUSE WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR MY REACTION WAS TO LET OFF THE GAS AS THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN JERK. *TR

DRIVING INTERSTATE HWY AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER. TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, THE VEHICLE SLOWED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO 5MPH. I SAID MY PRAYERS DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. FAILED PART REPLACED AND VEHICLE IS WORKING NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD HARSHLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

STOPPED FOR LIGHT STARTED TO GO CAR STARTED JERKING AND ROUGH IDLE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 2-4 MPH WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED OFF FRO SEVERAL MIN. THAN RESTARTED RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 8-10 MILES THAN SAME. GOT IT DEALER THEY REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

OUR 2010 FORD FUSION LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MULTI-LANE SUPER-HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA. OUR CAR WAS IN ONE OF THE LEFT LANES AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP ACROSS SEVERAL LANES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A HELPFUL TRUCK DRIVER. CARS WERE RACING AROUND US ON BOTH SIDES UNTIL WE COULD FLAG DOWN ASSISTANCE. THE EXPERIENCE WAS HORRIFYING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A STUCK THROTTLE COVER. A REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER WARRANTY, AND WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON I385, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS THERE WAS A SUDDEN "CLUNK" AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEG. F. PAVEMENT WAS DRY. WITH MY WIFE AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF MODERATE TRAFFIC TO SAFELY GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. SOME CARS AROUND ME HAD TO MAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. NOT GOOD! ONCE I GOT STOPPED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ACTIVATED, I DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH THE RPM SURGING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 700 AND 1500 RPM. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO AN EXIT RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE CAR JERKING FORWARD WITH THE CHANGE IN RPM. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ON BUT NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. ONCE ON THE EXIT RAMP I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-START IT. AFTER A LONG CRANKING CYCLE THE ENGINE RE-STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO "WRENCH" OR "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AFTER THE RE-START. THE CAR RAN NORMALLY ON THE TRIP HOME (APPROX. 10 MILES). THE ENGINE IS A 3.0 LITER, V-6 WITH "FLEX FUEL" CAPABILITY. *TR

MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT OFF ON ME THREE TIMES. THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND SERVICED AT THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PAID FOR A THROTTLE AND IT'S INSTALLATION LEFT VERY SCARED AND UPSET. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2010 FORD FUSION STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WILL JUST START LIMPING AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE I MANEUVER THE CAR SAFELY ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF I AM NORMALLY SUCCESSFUL IN RESTARTING THE CAR AND RESUMING MY COMMUTE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON, AND ONCE YOU REFUEL THE VEHICLE ALL SYMPTOMS AND WARNING LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT. THIS PROBLEM IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD'S ENGINEERS. *TR